Preview: Eagle River Wolves vs. Dimond Lynx
Eagle River is 0-10 against Dimond since March of 2019 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The Eagle River Wolves are on the road again and plays the Dimond Lynx at 6:00 p.m. on February 16th. Hopefully Eagle River focused on turnovers this week since the team gave up 28 on Tuesday.
Eagle River has not done well against Chugiak recently (they were 0-9 in their previous nine matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way. Eagle River had just enough and edged Chugiak out 36-34.
Eagle River's win was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Gabby Palazzini, who scored ten points along with six rebounds. Another player making a difference was Brooklyn Rollman, who scored five points along with five rebounds and two steals.
Meanwhile, Dimond faced Bartlett in a battle between two of the state's top teams. Dimond put the hurt on Bartlett with a sharp 55-29 victory on Tuesday. The victory was nothing new for Dimond as they're now sitting on four straight.
Eagle River's record is now 3-12. As for Dimond, their win was their ninth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 16-5.
Eagle River took a serious blow against Dimond when the teams last played back in January, falling 68-40. Can Eagle River avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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